Ordinary Court

In My Opinion’s Wake IFRL-Mindiv-amos-bar-zeev-131535-unsplash

In My Opinion’s Wake

Burt Likko April 15, 2014

Burt Likko thinks that Citizens United and McCutcheon were correctly decided. But how can he square that...

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part IV: Government’s Showing, Disposition IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-loc6

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part IV: Government’s Showing, Disposition

Mark of New Jersey April 15, 2014

The Ordinary Court's majority moves on to the final issue left in the case, and issues its...

Re: Errors in Opinions IFRL-TLC-Patterns-43585952752_80452924a2_b

Re: Errors in Opinions

Burt Likko April 15, 2014

Chief Justice Likko's mea culpa.

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Parts II and III: Dissenting and Concurring Opinion IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-31837358563_2a043dbf2e_o

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Parts II and III: Dissenting and Concurring Opinion

Tim Kowal April 15, 2014

Tim Kowal agrees the Greens have individual standing, but suggests the corporation is the appropriate party to...

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part III: Justiciability of Individual Claims [Updated] IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-freer.a-breath-of-spring-46

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part III: Justiciability of Individual Claims [Updated]

Mark of New Jersey April 15, 2014

In Part III of the Ordinary Court's treatment of the Hobby Lobby case, the Ordinary Justices' voting...

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part II: Justiciability of Corporate Claims IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426219

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part II: Justiciability of Corporate Claims

Burt Likko April 15, 2014

Part II of the opinion, dealing substantively with whether Hobby Lobby can state a claim for relief...

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part I: Background and Standards of Law IFRL-NaPP-Retro-800px-France_in_XXI_Century._Electric_scrubbing

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part I: Background and Standards of Law

Burt Likko April 14, 2014

The first part of the Ordinary Court's treatment of one of this year's most-publicized legal cases. To...

All Rise! Ye Ordinary Court Is In Session IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-461110

All Rise! Ye Ordinary Court Is In Session

Burt Likko April 14, 2014

Introducing a new project by some of the lawyers and scholars writing for Ordinary Times: The Ordinary...

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